How Ireland became a hostage of American companies - 3

Ireland, The Netherlands and tiny Luxembourg are Europe's top corporate tax havens - 2

Data compiled by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (IFAC) has revealed that the top 10 corporate groups accounted for about 59% of all corporation tax receipts [U.S.]

In 2025, foreign-owned multinationals in Ireland paid the bulk of Ireland’s corporation tax receipts: in 2025, they paid 87% of them [U.S.]. 

While 3 countries are in the top 10 corporate tax havens in the world, [U.S.] - 1

Enterprise Ireland, a government unit, said this year that client companies achieved record exports of €38.86bn in 2025 [very poor results].

Exports to Europe and the UK both exceeded €11bn for the first time. Exports to North America grew to €7.34bn in 2025, a 1% increase on the year prior. 

"Enterprise Ireland is very proud of the €43.73bn contribution these companies made to the Irish economy in terms of expenditure last year, equating to almost €120m per day (on payroll, goods, and services), and they now employ 232,425 people in towns and villages around the country," said Enterprise Ireland chief executive Jenny Melia. 

On the contrary, the record is very poor.

Denmark's population is approximately 6,032,900, while Ireland's population is around 5,400,000 to 5,500,000.

Denmark's international goods exports reached €129.59bn ($148.1bn) in 2025, compared with Ireland's €38.86bn.